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[Anastasia]

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I'm using this as a reminder and as a place to organize. For the moment, could you post what you have of your PC, Laggy, as well as any questions you have?

[Laggy]

Cyril, Male Half-Elf
Beguiler 9 / Duskblade 9 (Gestalt)
Alignment: Neutral Good


STR 18 [+4]
DEX 16 [+3]
CON 12 [+1]
WIS 14 [+2]
INT 18 [+4]
CHA 10 [+0]

HP: 53/53
AC: 22 (10 + 8 armor + 3 dex + 1 dodge)
   Touch 14, flatfooted 18
Saves: For +12, Ref +14, Wil +13
BAB: +9/+4, grapple +13
Attack: +14/+9 w/ lance
Damage: 1d8+7 w/ lance
Initiative: +3

-Spells/Day-
            (Beguiler) (Duskblade)
1st (DC 15):     7/7        8/8
2nd (DC 16):     7/7        7/7
3rd (DC 17):     7/7        3/3
4th (DC 18):     5/5
Quick Cast: 1/1

-Skills-
(13 skill points/level)
Bluff               : +13 (13 ranks + 0 cha)
Concentration       : +18 (13 ranks + 1 con + 4 combat casting)
Diplomacy           : +15 (11 ranks + 0 cha + 4 synergy)
Disable Device      : +17 (12 ranks + 3 dex + 2 tools)
Gather Information  : +14 (12 ranks + 0 cha + 2 synergy)
Jump                : +10 (5 ranks + 4 str + 2 synergy - 1 ACP)
Knowledge (generic) : +6 (4 int + 2 synergy)
Knowledge (arcana)  : +9 (5 ranks + 4 int)
Knowledge (history) : +9 (5 ranks + 4 int)
Knowledge (local)   : +9 (5 ranks + 4 int)
Listen              : +16 (12 ranks + 2 wis)
Ride                : +12 (9 ranks + 3 dex)
Sense Motive        : +16 (12 ranks + 2 wis)
Spellcraft          : +11 (5 ranks + 4 int + 2 synergy)
Spot                : +16 (12 ranks + 2 wis)
Tumble              : +16 (12 ranks + 3 dex + 2 synergy - 1 ACP)
Use Magic Device    : +13 (13 ranks + 0 cha)

-Feats-
1st: Dodge (+1 bonus to AC)
1st: Combat Reflexes (take as many AOOs as your Dex mod per round)
3rd: Power Attack (take penalty to attack to gain equal bonus to damage, capped by BAB; double damage bonus for two-handed weapons)
6th: Leap Attack (when charging, if at least 10 ft is cleared by a Jump check, double damage given through Power Attack; triple for two-handed weapons)
9th: Sidestep (once per round, get free 5 ft step after taking an AOO)

-Equipment-
... +1 keen lance (1d8+1 damage, 19-20/x3, reach 10 ft, piercing)
... +3 glamered mithral breastplate (AC 8, MD 5, ACP -1)
... Cloak of resistance +5 (grants +5 bonus to all saves)
... Bottle of air (provides infinite air)
... Decanter of endless water (provides infinite water from 1 gallon/round to 20 ft long, 1 ft wide stream at 30 gallons/round)

-Class Features-
(Duskblade)
Arcane Attunement (Sp): Can cast dancing lights, detect magic, flare, ghost sound, or read magic 3 + Int mod/day.
Armored Mage (Ex): Can cast duskblade arcane spells without ASF in medium armor and heavy shields.
Combat Casting: Bonus feat. Can cast defensively with +4 bonus to Concentration check.
Arcane Channeling (Su): Can cast any touch spell (no AOO) as part of a standard attack. Spell must have casting time of 1 standard action or less.
Quick Cast: Can cast spells as swift action (with casting time of 1 standard action or less) 1/day.
Spell Power (Ex): Get +2 bonus to overcome SR on targets hurt by your melee attacks.

(Beguiler)
Armored Mage (Ex): Can cast arcane spells without ASF in light armor.
Trapfinding: Can locate traps with higher DCs than 20 and can disarm magic traps.
Cloaked Casting (Ex): +1 to spell DC and +2 versus SR when casting versus targets denied Dex bonus.
Surprise Casting (Ex): Can feint as move action (swift with Improved Feint); bonuses can apply to next attack or spell.
Advanced Learning (Ex): Learn new sorcerer/wizard spells from enchantment/illusion schools.
* 3rd Level - Ventriloquism
* 7th Level - Phantom Steed
Silent Spell: Bonus feat. Can cast spells without verbal components with +1 spell level adjustment.

-Spells Known-
(Duskblade)
0th: acid splash, disrupt undead, ray of frost, touch of fatigue
1st: jump, *lesser deflect, chill touch, shocking grasp, swift expeditious retreat, true strike
2nd: *dimension hop, ghoul touch, *sure strike, swift fly
3rd: *energy aegis

(Beguiler)
0th: dancing lights, daze, detect magic, ghost sound, message, open/close, read magic
1st: charm person, color spray, comprehend languages, detect secret doors, disguise self, expeditious retreat, hypnotism, mage armor, obscuring mist, *rouse, silent image, sleep, undetectable alignment, *whelm
2nd: *blinding color surge, blur, daze monster, detect thoughts, fog cloud, glitterdust, hypnotic pattern, invisibility, knock, minor image, mirror image, misdirection, see invisibility, silence, spider climb, *stay the hand, touch of idiocy, *vertigo, *whelming burst
3rd: arcane sight, clairaudience/clairvoyance, *crown of veils, deep slumber, dispel magic, displacement, glibness, *halt, haste, hesitate, hold person, *inevitable defeat, invisibility sphere, *legion of sentinels, major image, nondetection, slow, suggestion, *vertigo field, zone of silence
4th: charm monster, confusion, crushing despair, freedom of movement, greater invisibility, *greater mirror image, locate creature, *mass whelm, *phantom battle, rainbow pattern, solid fog


- Lesser Deflect: Immediate action, gain +1 deflect AC/3 levels (max +5) versus one attack.
- Dimension Hop: Touch to teleport creature (Will negates) 5 feet/2 levels within unoccupied line of sight.
- Sure Strike: Swift action, gain +1 attack/3 levels for 1 round or until discharged in an attack.
- Energy Aegis: Immediate action, gain energy resistance 20 versus one attack.

- Rouse: Wakes all creatures within 10 ft radius.
- Whelm: Target takes 1d6 nonlethal damage + 1d6/2 levels (max 5d6, Will negates).
- Blinding Color Surge: Blind one creature (Will negates) and gain invisibility for 1 round/level.
- Stay the Hand: Immediate action, creature cannot attack or target caster with spells for remainder of round (Will negates). Creature can re-direct attack or spell meant to target caster, but takes -4 attack penalty or forces Concentration check (DC 15 + spell level).
- Vertigo: Target must make Balance check (DC 10) or lose move action (Will disbelief). If fails by 5 or more, fall prone. Suffers -2 penalty to attack and saves while active. 1 round/level.
- Whelming Burst: 30 ft cone-shaped burst, targets take 1d6 nonlethal damage/2 levels (max 5d6, Will negates).
- Crown of Veils: +2 competence bonus to Disguise/Hide; discharge for +8 bonus to one check. Takes headgear slot. 1 hour/level.
- Halt: Immediate action, target immediately loses move action and all movement for 1 round (Will negates).
- Inevitable Defeat: Target takes 3d6 nonlethal damage per round. No save for first round, Will save negates and ends effect. 1 round/level.
- Legion of Sentinels: Summons incorporeal swordfighter in every square within 10 ft radius; can share space with other creatures. Swordfighters threaten adjacent squares and can make one AOO/round, do not hinder movement or block anything, and can flank. HP equal to caster level x 2 and AC 25, saves equal to caster level. 1 round/level.
- Vertigo Field: 20 ft radius illusion creates difficult terrain, causes 20% miss chance on attacks (through or inside area of effect), creatures inside become nauseated for 1 round (Fort negates, and disables that effect for creature; allies are not affected).
- Greater Mirror Image: Immediate action, like mirror image except gain 1 image/round (max 8). 1 minute/level or until all images destroyed.
- Mass Whelm: As whelm, except one creature/level and deals 1d6 nonlethal damage/level (max 10d6, Will negates).
- Phantom Battle: 20 ft radius illusion disables AOOs and causes victims to be flanked (Will negates).

[Anastasia]

What's your damage output look like on a typical hit?

[Laggy]

1d8+7+5d6 shocking grasp (avg 29). PA is obviously variable (usually from +2 to +8 damage, depending on how much I'm willing to gimp my attack). Successful charges increase damage by a good spike.

[Anastasia]

Comments as I read.

How'd you generate HP? I don't think I saw you roll hit dice or anything.

AC's a touch low for level 9, but not critically so.

What book is sidestep from?

How do you see your character functioning in battle? What roles do you envision him taking?

[Laggy]

I averaged HP. Sidestep's from Miniatures Handbook. As far as combat goes, he takes advantage of reach and the potent single-hit damage from duskblades, can mix in some pretty effective SoDs as well, is reasonably mobile on top of all of that, and then you just basically add the beguiler spell list on top of it. He isn't taking down armies, but he has a lot of options to get out of sticky situations. Not very defensive oriented, but considering he can do a wide degree of debilitating things (and with lesser deflect, invis, greater mirror image, etc. the low AC isn't as huge a concern) he doesn't need to be. With some setup the numbers can get pretty impressive. With the right terrain he can totally do mounted charges and be ridiculous.

[Anastasia]

Okay, that's all fine. Anything else about your PC you want comments on?

[Anastasia]

Okay, days/times that are good for you, Lagbeast? I wanna sort that out and set a starting date.

[Laggy]

Weekdays, super late (9PM PST+), though I could sometimes start earlier. Weekends, generally open but have to arrange in advance. Honestly I'm cool with the "prod, see if stuff is possible" approach, though Friday is generally wide open as well.

[Anastasia]

Does Friday the 25th work for you? I can swing earlier or later by a few days if you'd like. This coming Friday and Saturday is out, I have a prior obligation.

[Anastasia]

Also posting material as I finish it. Sern's out of context, more context about him will be provided soon. It just happens I finished him first, and I want to show progress.

[Laggy]

Friday = ok

[Anastasia]

Awesome.

[Anastasia]

Due to a death in the family the start of this is going to be postphoned a bit. I'd guess 3 days to a week and a half. I don't really know right now and won't know for awhile.